Cabinet for displaying lace.



W J SNYDER CABINET FOR DISPLAYING` LAGE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 26, 1908. Y

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. J. SNYDER. A CABINET FOR DISPLAYING LAGEI.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 26, 190B.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

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I Witnesses Clf i @gui MM5/w1 am :n in@ i@ -tt OAENET DKSPL YING LACE.

Ipeccaton of Letters Patent.

Application tiled October 2G, 1908.

Patented Aug. 3, 19C9.

Serial No. l.1159,536.

To all whom it may concern:

known that l, villnsmir tl. Sivrnnn. citizen of the United States7residing at Ailken, in the county of ifiiken and State of SouthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful lmproverents in Cabinetsfor lisplaying Lace7 of which tie following is a specification.

This invention designed to provide an hibitor designe-d most especially'for distying lace, embroidery, ribbons and like nnings generally kept instock wrapped upon cards or provided in the form of rolls or bolts.

The invention supplies convenient means for displaying such materials asaforesaid the best advantage and at the saine time exhibiting pricetickets therewith, thereby enabling the custorgier or the merchant tode1erinine at a glance the cost of any tieular trinnning or material.

The 'nvention also enables the material to v drawn ott and convenientlyhaneasi dled and the surplus amount rewound,`

thereby ireventing the loss usually entailed by having the loose ends ofthe material exposed ano becon 1" oiled or tangled.

' f the invention d a so to acquire a knowledge of the oetai s ofconstruction of ineans for effecting the result, reference is to be hadto the following description and coinpanying drawings.

lll'hile the invention may be adapted to different` forms and conditionsby changes in the structure and minor details without departing from thespirit or essential fe( tures thereof, stillV the preferred embodimentof the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a cabinet constructed in accordancewith and embody ing the invention: Fig. 2 is a side view of the upperoortion of the cabinet, parts being broken away: lfig. 3 is a detailedView of the support for the cards or bolts of lace or other material tobe displayed: Fig. e is a detail view showing more clearly theconstruction of the device for connecting the spool to its supportingshaft.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

rlhe cabinet l may be of any struction and finish according to and themerits thereof an size or con the cost and particular purpose for whichintended. Boers 2 close the front of the cabinet and are hinged theretound when closed are held by suitable fastenings 3. Si series of sha' tsare mounted their ends in the sides of the cabinet so as to turn freeiy,one end of each shaft being provided with a crank hanov. the spoolsmounted upon the shaft. The ods or bars t are intended to support theoose ends of the lace or other material and o receive the price ticketsor other matter o )e 1isplayed in connection with the goods exhibited orwound upon the spools. rl`he rods f supported in any manner -he sidepieces of the cabinet.

Y receives a series of spools 7 sliiped thereon so as to turn 'e spoolsT may be of any conction and are adapted to have the lace, b idery, orthe like, wound thereon.

spool is adapted to be connected to its l and by preference have theirends secured 4 the shaft to wind the mater al upon spool. r.theconnecting means best adapted for the purpose consists of a frictiondevice which consists of a spring wire or strip 8 secured at one end asto a head of the spool and adapted to have its other end confined bymeans of a headed pin or like fastening l0. The friction device 8normally clears the shaft l but when it is required to'connect the spooland the shaft the free end of the wire or strip 8 is deflected andengaged with the pin or fastening l0 thereby causing the middle `iortionof the wire or strip to engage frctionally with the shaft Ll withsutlicient pressure to cause the spool and shaft to turn together. Tfhenthe free end of the element 8 is disengaged from the fastening l0, thespool is adapted to turn freely upon the shaft 4t thereby permitting thelace or material to be readily unwound from the spool when measuring offthe amount required by the customer.

Lace7 embroidery and like trimmings or material are generally wrappedupon cards. ln order to unwind the material from said cards and wind itupon the spools T, it has been found advantageous to devise thefollowing means. A. support ll is arranged under the upper end of thecabinet and is mounted upon arms 1Q, which are adjustiably connected tothe top or" the cabinet. The arms l2 have their inner ends inserted inbearings 13 fitted to the top of the cabinet, said arms being` securedin the bearings in an adjusted position by means of set screivs ls. Theouter ends ot the arms l2 are depressed or otherwise termed to receivethe journals ot the support ll to admit of the latter rotating as thematerial is un- Wound from the oard placed thereon. The support llconsists ot a strip preferably ot sheet metal, which is corrugatedlongitudinally to give the necessary stii'xness thereto. The journals l5are litted to the ends ot the support and are mounted in the outer endsot the arms Flat springs lo are provided at intervals in the length otthe support ll, and are attached at one end thereto, the other endbeing` t'ree to receive the card containing the material to be univound,said card being` coni'ined between the support ll and the spring Thecard or cards containing the laee or other material to be displayed isslipped upon the support ll after the latter 1has been removed from thearms l2, said support passing' between the folds of the material, thecard beingl arranged so as to be coni'ined between the support l1 and aspring 16. litter the card or cards have been secured upon the supportll, the latter is replaced upon the arms l2 and the loose end ot thematerial is engaged With the body ot the spool, pins l? being providedfor this purpose. By turning,` the shaft through the instrumentality otthe eranlz handle 5. said spool having een previously connected with theshaft by the friction device or clutch in the manner aforesaid, thespool is rotated, thereby Windingl the material thereon and unwindingthe same from the card or analogous device upon which it is Wound at thefactory or mill. The price or other matter to be displayed inconjunction "with the material Wound upon any spool, is added to the rodor bar 6 in convenient position for observation.

Then the spools are filled, end portions of the material may be observedthrough the glass doors ot the cabinet, thereby enabling any particularpattern or Width of trimming or material to be selected at a momentstime which is of advantage both to the customer and the merchant inexpediting the sale. ril'oreover, should a surplus amountof material bedrawn from the spool it may be quickly rewound.

rhe rods or bars G are provided upon their Jfront sides with spurs 18which are designed to engage with the lace, embroidery or other materialand prevent Winding` ot the loose ends upon the spools when turning theshafts to Wind the trimniinpj upon one or more spools held rictionallyto the shaft by means ot the part 8. rlhese spurs 18 may be provided inany manner. ln the event ot' the bars G being formed ot strips ot metalthe spurs i8 may be punched outiva rd therefrom as will readily becomp-rehei'ided.

having; thus described tue invention, what, is claimed as new is:

.ln a displa r cabinet, the combination a shaft, a spool mounted uponthe shaft, a 1friction device tor conneetingl the spool with the shaiitto admit ot both turning` tooether,

ion device consisting` otl a substant allv i J. iight spring attached atone end to the spool and laying` its opposite end tree, and a fasteningapplied to the spool tor conlining the tree end ot said spring whendeflected and brought into frictional engage nient with the shaft.

in testimony whereof atl'ix my signature in presence ot two Witnesses.

WESLEY J. SNYDER. 1Witnesses R. vW. Vloonivlinn, D. Honsonnaon.

